LEARN HOW TO LEVERAGE DATA TO MAKE POWERFUL AND PROFITABLE BUSINESS ANALYTICS DECISIONS.
Preparing you for some of today’s most promising careers, the M.S. in Business Analytics (MSBA) at Â鶹ÊÓƵ combines business and information technology to help you develop a unique and impressive skill set.
- High satisfaction rates: 90% overall satisfaction among MSBA students and a reported 87% advising satisfaction.
- Flexible learning options:Â The program offers both online and blended learning options, making it accessible and convenient for working professionals and those with other commitments. This flexibility allows you to balance your education with work and family obligations, ensuring you can achieve your academic goals without sacrificing other important aspects of your life. 76% of MSBA students prefer blended learning and 44% prefer online learning.
- Strong academic and practical experience: The MSBA program at Lewis University combines rigorous academic coursework with practical, real-world applications. Students benefit from courses that cover key areas in business analytics, including generative AI, data mining, predictive modeling, and data visualization. The program is designed to provide students with the skills needed to analyze complex data and make data-driven decisions in various business contexts. Faculty members are experts in their fields, bringing a wealth of industry experience and academic knowledge to the classroom. Also, students can complete multiple electives from popular analytics application areas such as supply chain analytics, financial analytics, healthcare informatics, and digital marketing.
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PROGRAM DETAILS: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS (MSBA)
More and more organizations are looking for data-driven decision makers – those with a master’s degree in business analytics who have the educational qualifications to make strategic, operations, marketing and healthcare decisions based on objective and rock-solid data driven business intelligence.
Everyone is talking about “big data”. But there aren’t nearly enough qualified individuals ready to help organizations analyze and leverage data intelligence for improved decision making. Your Master’s in Business Analytics from Â鶹ÊÓƵ will prepare you to do just that and enter one of the fastest-growing careers around.
Analytic skills are becoming more important across all industries. How can retailers predict the hottest holiday gifts more than a year in advance? How did Macy’s enhance its email marketing program to increase profits? How did Deere & Company save more than $1 billion by optimizing its inventory? How does Facebook find your friends? More and more organizations are looking for qualified individuals able to help unlock the business secrets hiding within their data.
Perfect Mix of Business and Information Technology Education
You will attain a working knowledge of how to use data intelligence tools for informed and objective decision making. Through an interdisciplinary curriculum you will:
- Get real-world and hands-on experience with state-of-the-art data mining and business intelligence tools and technologies
- Gain the quantitative and data analysis skills required to solve complex business problems
- Learn how to develop corporate strategy by exploring relationships in an organization’s "big data" and predictive decision modeling.
- Learn how to analyze large data sets to uncover hidden relationships and make more informed business decisions
- Gain a working knowledge of data analysis techniques such as decision trees, classification, clustering, segmentation, decision support systems, search algorithms, data mining, factor and discriminant analysis and optimization concepts for data
- Identify business requirements, conduct feasibility analysis, and develop data warehouse models to make informed decisions.
Why Choose Lewis for Your Master's in Business Analytics?
- Ranked as one of U.S. News & World Report's "Top Tier Colleges"
- One of the most affordable Master’s in Business Analytics programs in the Chicago area
- Small interactive classes provide the ideal learning environment to learn with and from your peers
- 8-week business courses offered on-campus or online to accommodate the working professional
- 100% Online Business Analytics, M.S. Available
- Flexible curriculum to match your current interests and future career ambitions
100% Online Option
We also offer our Master's in Business Analytics program in a completely flexible online format to help you balance work, family and education.
Note: The Financial Analytics concentration is currently only available on-campus.
Career Pathways for a M.S. Business Analyst Graduate
Our graduates can bring their newfound skills to a wide range of successful jobs/career options, such as:
- Data Analyst
- Business Intelligence Modelling Analyst
- Financial Modelling Analyst
- Operations and Strategy Analyst
- Quantitative Operations Associate
- Business Analytics Manager
- Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
- Marketing Analytics Manager
- Content Marketing Strategist
- Big Data Analytics Consultant
- Enterprise Content Management Consultant
- Capital Modelling Analytics Consultant
- Business Analytics Strategy Consultant
- Director of Healthcare Data Analytics
- Chief Data Officer
Market Demand
"The United States alone faces a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 people with analytical expertise and 1.5 million managers and analysts with the skills to understand and make decisions based on the analysis of big data."
- McKinsey Global Institute
A PREFERRED DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Our MS Business Analytics program is a STEM designated academic degree, making it a popular choice among international students. International students using the F-1 Visa will have access to “Day-1 CPT” as well as numerous opportunities in the Chicago area for OPT. Upon graduation, students will be eligible for the OPT STEM Extension, enhancing their education with practical field experience for up to three years. For more information about , please visit our International Student Services page.
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